Burnside Weather in December
Burnside in December
The short of it: Burnside in December averages a high of 4 °C (38 °F) and a low of -4 °C (24 °F), with 161 mm (6.3 in) of rain and about 8 h 49 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -4° · rain 161 mm · daylight 8 h 49 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
December in Burnside brings afternoons near 4° and nights around -4°, with about 161 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from November to about 4°, with nights near -4°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 161 mm. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 49 min in mid-December, 41 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Burnside runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Albro Lake, 2 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
December in Burnside, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 8.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 49 min
- Average wind
- 21 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albro LakeNova Scotia | 2 km SE | 3° | -5° | 162 mm |
| HarbourviewNova Scotia | 3 km SSE | 4° | -4° | 161 mm |
| DartmouthNova Scotia | 4 km SSE | 3° | -5° | 162 mm |
| Convoy PlaceNova Scotia | 4 km SSW | 4° | -4° | 161 mm |
| Halifax North EndNova Scotia | 4 km S | 4° | -4° | 163 mm |
| Port WallaceNova Scotia | 4 km E | 3° | -5° | 162 mm |
| RockinghamNova Scotia | 5 km SW | 3° | -4° | 161 mm |
| Downtown DartmouthNova Scotia | 5 km SE | 3° | -5° | 162 mm |